Petra's legacy : the South Texas ranching empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy /

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In this biography of Petra Vela Kenedy, the authors not only tell her story but also relate the history of South Texas through a woman's perspective. Utilizing previously unpublished letters, journals, photographs, and other primary materials, the authors reveal the intimate stories of the fami...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Monday, Jane Clements, 1941-
Otros Autores: Vick, Frances Brannen, 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Perspectives on south Texas.
Temas:
Kenedy, Petra Vela, > 1823-1885.
Kenedy, Mifflin, > 1818-1895.
Kenedy, Mifflin, > 1818-1895
Kenedy, Petra Vela, > 1823-1885
Kenedy.
Vela.
Vidal.
1800-1899
Women ranchers > Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Biography.
Ranchers > Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Biography.
Ranch life > Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > History > 19th century.
Married people > Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Biography.
Ranch life > Rio Grande Valley > History > 19th century.
Ranch life > Rio Grande Valley > History.
Femmes ranchers > Grande, Vallée du rio (Col.-Mexique et Tex.) > Biographies.
Ranchers > Grande, Vallée du rio (Col.-Mexique et Tex.) > Biographies.
Vie au ranch > Grande, Vallée du rio (Col.-Mexique et Tex.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Couples mariés > Grande, Vallée du rio (Col.-Mexique et Tex.) > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Manners and customs
Married people
Ranch life
Ranchers
Women ranchers
Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Biography.
Texas, South > Biography.
Brownsville (Tex.) > Biography.
Grande, Vallée du rio (Col.-Mexique et Tex.) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Grande, Vallée du rio (Col.-Mexique et Tex.) > Biographies.
North America > Rio Grande Valley
Texas > Brownsville
South Texas
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1823-54 : "into her world" : Petra's story
  • 1823-54 : "into her world" : Mifflin's story
  • 1855-60 : forging a life in Brownsville
  • 1860-62 : war clouds gather
  • 1863 : war closes on Rio Grande Valley
  • 1864-65 : chaos along the Rio Grande
  • 1866 : home again
  • 1867-68 : "woe to Brownsville! woe to Matamoros!"
  • 1869-71 : "quién viene"
  • 1872-74 : one foot in Brownsville, one in the Wild Horse Desert
  • 1873 : politics, bandits, and hard economic times
  • 1874 : railroads and cattle drives
  • 1875 : Leander McNelly and the Texas Rangers
  • 1876 : the apple of his father's eye
  • 1877-78 : "a fiend in human form"
  • 1879-80 : last days at Laureles : Laurel Leaf Ranch
  • 1881 : to the body of Christ : Corpus Christi
  • 1882 : la parra : the Grapevine Ranch
  • 1883 : they were always there for one another
  • 1884 : farewell to Santiago
  • 1885 : goodbye to Petrita.

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